Following the success of their recent collaboration, Made in India: A Titan Story, T-Series Films and Almighty Motion Pictures are expanding their creative partnership for their most ambitious project yet: a premium, multi-season drama series titled The Tatas.
After Made in India: A Titan Story, T-Series announces multi-season series on the Tata family; Details inside!
The prestige program series, envisioned as a premium multi-season drama, is adapted from Girish Kuber’s book, The Tatas: How a Family Built a Business and a Nation, which won the prestigious Gaza Capital Business Book of the Year award. Designed as a sweeping, multi-generational saga, ‘The Tatas’ will chronicle the architecture of a family whose corporate ethos, industrial successes and philanthropic foundations were deeply intertwined with the birth and development of modern India. Rather than confining the narrative to the corporate boardroom, the series is intended to serve as a deeply intimate character study of visionary leaders balancing immense personal faith with the socio-political shifts of a changing nation.
The series will structurally chart four distinct eras of the Tata dynasty, exploring how each generation introduced foundational pillars to the Indian landscape:
Generation I: Founder (Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata)
The series will explore Jamsetji’s fiercely nationalist vision of gifting India three vital assets: independent heavy industry through Tata Steel (setting up Asia’s first integrated steel plant), indigenous luxury hospitality through the iconic Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in 1903, and world-class scientific research, which laid the framework for the Indian Institute of Science (IISc).
Generation II: Consolidators (Sir Dorabji Tata and Sir Ratan Tata) and Lady Meherbai Tata
This era follows the disastrous execution of Tata Steel amid global imperialist skepticism, the creation of Tata Hydro-Electric Power, and the establishment of the seminal Tata Trust, which marked the beginning of organized philanthropy in India.
Generation III: Modernizer (JRD Tata)
Led by more than half a century, this chapter traces the birth of the global technological revolution with JRD Tata pioneering Indian aviation with Tata Airlines (later Air India), setting up Tata Motors (Telco) to build India’s transport infrastructure and the launch of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in 1968.
Generation IV: The Globalists (Ratan Naval Tata)
The leader who took the Indian empire to the global stage. This final arc will chart the group’s aggressive modernization, tracking consumer successes like Titan rewriting the Indian lifestyle landscape as well as high-stakes international acquisitions.
Screenwriter Karan Vyas, who received widespread praise for presenting the emotional and historical significance of the Titan narrative, has been chosen to adapt Kubera’s book for the screen. The project takes Vyas from a single-brand focus to a vast historical canvas spanning a century of Indian history.
Bhushan Kumar, Producer, T-Series Films, says, “Some families build businesses. Some build institutions. The Tata family helped create the idea of modern India. The overwhelming love for Made in India: A Titan Story has been incredibly encouraging and has reaffirmed our belief that audiences today are looking for stories that are authentic, inspiring and rooted in India’s rich heritage. That response has encouraged us to bring such extraordinary journeys to the screen. We’re We are grateful to present Tata’s, a story that celebrates a family whose vision and values have shaped generations, and we hope audiences will embrace it with the same love and affection that they gave to Made in India: A Titan Story.”
Speaking on the scale of the adaptation, writer Karan Vyas said: “The deeper I delved into the Tata family archives, the more I realized that this is not just corporate history; this is the foundational narrative of modern India. These were men who constantly looked at their balance sheets to build institutions that served the collective. Teaming up with the Almighty Motion Picture allows us to see it with the scale it demands – intimate in its human relationships, yet raw in its historical Vast in scope.
Producer Prabhleen Sandhu, co-founder, Almighty Motion Picture, said: “Our creative mandate has always been to advocate for authentic, deeply resonating Indian stories and the extraordinary people behind them. The love we received for Made in India: A Titan Story reinforced our belief that authentic Indian stories can resonate with audiences everywhere. With Tata, we are expanding that vision onto an even bigger canvas. It’s not just about a family or a business empire. is not a story – it is the story of the ideas, values and institutions that helped shape modern India. We are honored and very grateful for the opportunity to bring this remarkable legacy to the screen.”
If Made in India: A Titan Story celebrates the birth of an iconic Indian brand, Tata expands the canvas to describe the family whose businesses, institutions and enduring values helped shape the nation.
Now in development, TATAS is shaping up to be an ambitious, character-driven event series that promises to put one of the world’s most admired business families at the center of an epic story of foresight, courage and nation-building. As premium biographical dramas continue to occupy significant real estate on global streaming platforms, T-Series and the Almighty Motion Picture are establishing Tata as a leading Indian IP with distinct international crossover appeal. The series is currently in active script development, with director and casting attachments expected to be announced later this year.
